"Our experience has demonstrated the destructive impact that sweeping claims of privilege and secrecy can have on our Nation."
"the natural tendency on the part of the executive branch to overstate claims of secrecy and to avoid disclosure whenever possible"
"The legislation goes exactly in the wrong direction, so much so that even President Obama, Vice President Biden, and Secretary of State Clinton are running away from it."
"Claims of secrecy have been used to conceal matters from Congress even though Members have the security clearance necessary to be briefed."
"I think the purpose of this hearing is, regardless of the position of any Administration, to figure out what is right, not who is right."
"This issue is perhaps the most important issue, in my judgment, this Committee will face."
"I want to thank my good friend Senator Dianne Feinstein, who introduced a private bill for Shirley."
"We clearly need to update our immigration policies to more efficiently promote family unification..."
"This bill certainly should be made part of it. I will do my best to ensure that this is the case on the House side."
"I heard your answer to Mr. Smith's question a moment ago about the Guantanamo detainees being released to the United States, but you were referring to terrorists released to be free in the United Stat..."
"These requests are done in secret and without court approval--there is no one to check the FBI."